''Macrourogaleus'' is a genus of shark from the

Late Jurassic The Late Jurassic is the third Epoch (geology), epoch of the Jurassic Period, and it spans the geologic time scale, geologic time from 161.5 ± 1.0 to 143.1 ± 0.8 million years ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic stratum, strata.Owen ...

Solnhofen Limestone The Solnhofen Limestone or Solnhofen Plattenkalk, formally known as the Altmühltal Formation, is a Jurassic Konservat-Lagerstätte that preserves a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including highly detailed imprints of soft bodied organi ...

. It is closely related to '' Paraorthacodus,'' and placed in the same family Paraorthacodontidae, (though both genera were formerly placed in

Palaeospinacidae Synechodontiformes is an extinct Order (biology), order of prehistoric shark-like cartilaginous fish, known from the Permian to the Paleogene. They are considered to be members of Neoselachii, the group that contains modern sharks and rays. Thei ...

) The body is slender, with a single dorsal fin and a elongate caudal fin. The anal fin is also very elongate. The pectoral and pelvic fins are noticeably rounded.

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* Jurassic sharks Palaeospinacidae Prehistoric shark genera Fossils of Germany Monotypic prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera {{paleo-cartilaginous-fish-stub